Fukuoka vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fukuoka	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2636	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$433	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1480	$2113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	95
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.6M	824K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 7% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 5335th and 4967th ($1045 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 70th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Ranked 7th vs 17th best cities to live in Japan, and 198th vs 701st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Sakai

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	Fukuoka	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6366	$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2783	$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.7	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$336	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$13407

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$942
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$944
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$931
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$943
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$943
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$927
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$954
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$924
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$955
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$940
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$852
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$968
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$958
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$939
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$881
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$856
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$820
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$976
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$977
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$903
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$956
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$984
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$880
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$859
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$843
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$934
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$866
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$862

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1047
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1071
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$996
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1031
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$994
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$999
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1162
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1044
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$981
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1004
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$979
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1046
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$996
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1041
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1008
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1029